Kohleria amabilis

Kohleria amabilis
Flower of Kohleria amabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Kohleria
Species:
K. amabilis
Binomial name
Kohleria amabilis
Synonyms[1]
  • Achimenes amabilis (Planch. & Linden) Van Houtte
  • Isoloma amabilis (Planch. & Linden) Focke
  • Isoloma bogotense var. amabile (Planch. & Linden) Voss
  • Tydaea amabilis Planch. & Linden

Kohleria amabilis, the tree gloxinia, is a species of the flowering plant belonging to the family Gesneriaceae.[1][2]


Varieties

  • Kohleria amabilis var. amabilis
  • Kohleria amabilis var. bogotensis (syn. K. bogotensis) (G. Nicholson) L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog [3]

Description

Plant of Kohleria amabilis var. bogotensis

Kohleria amabilis can reach a height of 60 centimetres (24 in). Leaves have a silvery pattern and are egg-shaped, velvety, 10–10.5 centimetres (3.9–4.1 in) long. The brightly colored flowers are about 5 centimetres (2.0 in) long, tubular, slightly nodding, usually pink on the outside with red or purple dots inside. Kohleria amabilis var. bogotensis has dark green leaves and yellow and red-orange flowers. Flowering period extends from late winter through the spring and summer. These tropical plants are rhizomatous and have a period of seasonal leafless dormancy.[4]

Distribution

This species is native to Honduras (Mesoamerica) and Colombia.[3][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kohleria amabilis (Planch. & Linden) Fritsch". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  2. ^ "Kohleria amabilis (Planch. & Linden) Fritsch". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Kohleria amabilis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  4. ^ Wisegeek
  5. ^ Inaturalist
  • Kvist, L.P. & L.E. Skog. 1992. [1] Revision of Kohleria (Gesneriaceae). Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 79: 1-83.
  • H. G. A. Engler & K. A. E. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3b):178. 1894
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